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FUN Signature US Coin Sale 1251 4-6 & 8-9 Jan 2017
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1788 New Jersey Copper, Head Left, XF45 PCGS Secure. M. 51-g, W-5450, High R.5. There are about 145 die marriages of New Jersey coppers, and only three varieties depict the horse head facing left. Maris 50-f is R.3, and therefore collectible, but nice examples of the R.5 Maris 49-f, and the High R.5 Maris 51-g are undeniably rare. Maris 51-g is readily attributed by its wide date and a lengthy diagonal die crack between the left end of the plow and the second A in CAESAREA. This is a lovely sea-green and mahogany-brown example. The obverse is misaligned several degrees toward 9 o'clock, as seen on the Frontenac specimen, but all legends are complete. The present lot appears nicer than the Ford specimen, which received a full page plus a color plate for its October 2003 Stack's auction appearance. We have compared this lot against auction plates for the Ford, Frontenac, Garrett, Norweb, Oechsner, and Taylor pieces without a match, and are unaware of its provenance. Listed on page 73 of the 2017 Guide Book.
1788 New Jersey Copper, Head Left, XF45 PCGS Secure. M. 51-g, W-5450, High R.5. There are about 145 die marriages of New Jersey coppers, and only three varieties depict the horse head facing left. Maris 50-f is R.3, and therefore collectible, but nice examples of the R.5 Maris 49-f, and the High R.5 Maris 51-g are undeniably rare. Maris 51-g is readily attributed by its wide date and a lengthy diagonal die crack between the left end of the plow and the second A in CAESAREA. This is a lovely sea-green and mahogany-brown example. The obverse is misaligned several degrees toward 9 o'clock, as seen on the Frontenac specimen, but all legends are complete. The present lot appears nicer than the Ford specimen, which received a full page plus a color plate for its October 2003 Stack's auction appearance. We have compared this lot against auction plates for the Ford, Frontenac, Garrett, Norweb, Oechsner, and Taylor pieces without a match, and are unaware of its provenance. Listed on page 73 of the 2017 Guide Book.